Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
एवमुक्ता ततो गंगा सत्वरैत्यात्र पर्वते । लिंगमन्वेषयामास चिरकालादवाप सा
evamuktā tato gaṃgā satvaraityātra parvate | liṃgamanveṣayāmāsa cirakālādavāpa sā
இவ்வாறு கூறப்பட்டதும் கங்கை விரைந்து இப்பர்வதத்திற்கு வந்து லிங்கத்தைத் தேடினாள்; நீண்ட காலத்திற்குப் பின் அதை அடைந்தாள்.
Pulastya (narration)
Tirtha: Arbuda liṅga (to be found)
Type: peak
Listener: Rājendra
Scene: Gaṅgā, personified as a luminous goddess with river motifs, hastens toward Arbuda and searches among rocks and forested slopes for a liṅga; time passes, emphasizing endurance until discovery.
FAQs
Earnest seeking in devotion is rewarded; perseverance becomes a sanctifying force in sacred geography.
The Arbuda mountain setting connected to the emergence/establishment of the Gaṅgeśvara liṅga.
None directly; it narrates the devotional quest that leads to a worship-site.